Moore, of Charlotte, N.C., trailed Pat Brogden by a shot entering the final round, but closed with 71 to beat Brogden for the title by two shots at Houndslake County Club.

Brogden, of Garner, N.C., had a final-round 74.

Moore opened with rounds of 76-73 while Brogden shot 77-71.

Colleges

Paine hoops will open on the road

The Paine College men’s basketball team will play a split Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schedule this year.

The Lions released their 2012-13 schedule on Thursday.

Paine, which is in the East Division, will play those teams twice and play West teams once.

The Lions will revive a long-dormant matchup with USC Aiken. The teams will meet at Aiken’s convocation center on Dec. 19.

The Paine men will open their season on Nov. 16 in the Catawba College Classic.

The men’s first home game will be Nov. 28 against Allen University.

NBA

Surgery won’t be needed for Love

The Minnesota Timberwolves got a bit of good news Thursday when doctors told All-Star Kevin Love that he wouldn’t need surgery on his broken right hand.

The bad news is they still have to figure out a way to replace his 26 points and 13 rebounds a game for the next six to eight weeks.

Love said in a statement that he broke his right hand while doing knuckle push-ups the day before in a pre-practice workout.

The injury means the Wolves will be without their two best players – point guard Ricky Rubio isn’t expected back until mid-December at the earliest because of a torn ACL in his left knee – for the first month of the regular season, and possibly longer.

• In Atlanta, Devin Harris scored 14 points, including nine in Atlanta’s 21-1 run to open the second half, and the Hawks beat the New Orleans Hornets 97-68 in a preseason game on Thursday night.